HOME AND ABROAD....

We completed our 1st of 3 home study meetings this past Friday and it went great! We really like our social worker for her candor, knowledge and care for us and our child. Which brings up a profound and simple truth that was brought to our attention by a good friend of ours that has gone through this process before.....OUR CHILD IS OUT THERE, NOW WE JUST NEED TO GO GET HER!

By the way we are requesting a girl, from Ethiopia, Africa! All this while knowing we need to be flexible and sensitive to the path as we walk down it. Why a girl? Why Ethiopia?.......why not?

Ethiopia is one of the few stable countries in Africa with a government that understands the need and the duty to help the 5 million orphans left in the streets and orphanages by disease, hunger and extreme poverty. God has called us specifically to the adoption ministry and we don't want to sit idle while others experience correctable famine, sickness, suffering, loneliness, and tears, all too often the case in Africa. Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of FGM (Female Genitalia Mutilation) mostly due to tribal rituals, in the world. Not to mention the oppression of women and the lack of opportunity for orphaned girls based on cultural views and practices. Again, if this path leads elsewhere we are open but this is where we stand right now.

Ella has made it a practice of saying "sister, sister" lately so we are excited to see her as the loving sister just as she is the loving daughter at 22 months old. Her newest and favorite book for right now couldn't have been more ironic. It was sent to us from the organization "Imagination Library", we just say "Dolly Parton sent us another book!" Random books come once a month for free and this one was called "Big Sister, Little Sister" and it came the day of our home study! Ha!

I (Ty) wrote a song when Casey was pregnant with Ella about the potential/dreams for Ella and where her "Little Shoes" may go some day. I seem to be inspired during that "pregnancy" period whether it's biological or not and was struck by the feelings of abandonment that many orphans have at some point in their lives and how I don't want our children, any of them, to ever worry or wonder about losing mine or Casey's love and wanted to express it through music. I began writing the song and had titled it "MY LOVE WON'T WALK AWAY". I then stumbled upon Isaiah 54 in "The Message" translation of The Bible and the verse that God says, "MY LOVE WON'T WALK AWAY". I have finished this song and look forward to recording it soon to be a message to my kids and a reminder of God's love for us.

We are beginning our journey to go get our baby!

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HOME AND ABROAD!

The Morgan 4